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For Immediate Release
August 11, 2007
U.S. Fencers Open Competition at World
University Games
BANGKOK, Thailand – Three members of
the U.S. Fencing Team competing in the 2007 Summer World University
Games opened play on the strip today. Valeria Providenza (Beaverton,
Ore./Notre Dame), Nate Sulat (San Francisco, Calif./Princeton) and
Stanley Vaksman (North Woodmere, N.Y./St. John’s) faced
international opponents at the IMPACT Convention Center.
Providenza moved through the round of
pools to the Round of 32 in women’s individual sabre, where she
defeated Hong Kong’s Hu Man Lau, 15-8. In the Round of 16, she fell
to Korea’s Me Ae Na 15-8. Providenza finished 14th overall.
On the men’s side, Sulat also won in
the Round of 64 in men’s individual epee, defeating James Thornton
from Great Britian, 15-13. However, he fell to Jiri Beran, 8-15,
from the Czech Republic in the Round of 32. Vaksman also competed in
the Round of 64, falling to Russia’s Alexey Tikhomirov in his first
bout in the brackets, 15-7. Sulat finished 32nd overall and Vaksman
was 42nd.
Next, U.S. fencers will square off in
the men’s individual foil and women’s individual epee competition on
Sunday. Alex Salsman (Waynesville, Ohio/Pennsylvania) will celebrate
his birthday by competing in the men’s individual foil, along with
Scott Sugimoto (Pacific Palisades, Calif./Columbia) and Kurt Getz
(Rye, N.Y./Columbia). Lauren Willock (Louisville, Ky./New York
University) will be the lone U.S. athlete competing in the women’s
individual epee. Bouts begin at 9 a.m. at the IMPACT Convention
Center.
For complete results, visit
www.bangkok2007.com
The 2007 Summer World University Games
run from August 8-18. Team USA consists of 144 athletes – 68 women
and 76 men. Overall, more than 140 countries will be participating,
and nearly 8,000 athletes will compete. The World University Games
or Universiade, which include both summer and winter versions, are
held every two years for student-athletes between the ages of 17 and
28. Eligible athletes must be registered for a full course of study
at a university or have obtained their degrees within a year of the
Games. The World University Games, sponsored by FISU, the
International University Sport Federation, bring together top
collegiate athletes from around the world for 11 days of competition
in a multi-sport Olympic-style event. The U.S. entered the Summer
World University Games for the first time in 1965 and hosted the
1993 Games in Buffalo, N.Y.
Cindy Bent Findlay
US Fencing Media Relations
614.746.6733
www.usfencing.org
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